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| − | '''PKCS #7''' ('''PKCS7''', Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard) defines standard formats for messages secured using public-key cryptography. [[S/MIME]], a format for secure | + | '''PKCS #7''' ('''PKCS7''', Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard) defines standard formats for messages secured using public-key cryptography. [[S/MIME]], a format for secure e-mail messages, is based in part on PKCS7. |
As of version 1.5, PKCS7 defines six content types: | As of version 1.5, PKCS7 defines six content types: | ||
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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
* RFC 2315: PKCS #7: Cryptographic Message Syntax, Version 1.5 | * RFC 2315: PKCS #7: Cryptographic Message Syntax, Version 1.5 | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 2 February 2016
PKCS #7 (PKCS7, Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard) defines standard formats for messages secured using public-key cryptography. S/MIME, a format for secure e-mail messages, is based in part on PKCS7.
As of version 1.5, PKCS7 defines six content types:
- Data
- Signed data
- Enveloped data
- Signed-and-enveloped data
- Digested data
- Encrypted data
[edit] See also
[edit] Specifications
- RFC 2315: PKCS #7: Cryptographic Message Syntax, Version 1.5
